Blessing Flashcards
1
Q
‘Skin cracks like a pond’
A
Simile - implies the floor is cracking due to droughts
2
Q
‘Imagine the drip’ + ‘small splash’
A
Makes us think of the importance of water
3
Q
‘Voice of a kindly God’
A
Water is a gift given (by God) that some people lack
4
Q
‘Sudden rush of fortune’
‘Silver crashes to the ground’
A
Water is valious - makes them feel rich
5
Q
‘Pipe bursts’
A
Implies it’s really old
6
Q
‘Huts’
A
Shows it’s not modern
7
Q
‘With pots’
A
They need to preserve it
8
Q
‘Naked children screaming in the liquid sun’
A
Metaphor - can be interpreted as either happiness or suffering
9
Q
‘Small bones’
A
Implies they suffer from malnutrition and are very skinny
